An Arab citizen of Israel and an Israeli academic have taken on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in an unconventional way. In their rap song, Let’s talk straight, Uriya Rosenman and Sameh Zakout don’t seek to celebrate common grounds, but rather expose hidden prejudices from both sides. Their aim with the song is to encourage change among
Month: September 2021
More than 100 inmates have been killed in a deadly fight inside a prison in the Ecuadorean port city of Guayaquil. It is expected to take days to identify the bodies, leaving relatives of inmates fearing the worst. Journalist Blanca Moncada Pesantes spoke to some of those waiting for news. Not even at the height
Getty Images On Wednesday night, Joe Biden stopped by the congressional baseball game, an annual event where politicians from both parties supposedly put partisan differences aside and take to the field to play America’s beloved national pastime. While the president may have been all smiles as he handed out White House-branded ice cream bars, reminders
Getty Images The US Congress has passed a temporary measure to keep the government funded through December and avoid yet another federal shutdown. It now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Lawmakers faced a midnight deadline before funding lapsed, which could have forced federal museums, national parks and safety programmes
EPA A former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp has been captured after trying to flee before her trial in northern Germany. Irmgard Furchner, 96, was due to stand trial for complicity in 11,000 murders, but she failed to turn up and the judge issued a warrant for her arrest. The defendant was detained by
Trust in the Metropolitan Police has been “shaken” by the murder of Sarah Everard by a then-serving officer, the force’s commissioner has admitted. Dame Cressida Dick said she recognised “a precious bond of trust has been damaged” and she would ensure “any lessons” were learned from the case. She was delivering a statement after facing
Everard family A Met Police officer who murdered Sarah Everard after kidnapping her under the guise of an arrest has been sentenced to a whole-life prison term. Wayne Couzens abducted the 33-year-old as she walked home from a friend’s house in south London on 3 March. During the sentencing of Couzens, the judge said the
Getty Images Canada is observing its newest federal holiday on Thursday: the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours victims and survivors of Canada’s residential schools, which sought to forcefully assimilate indigenous children. The discovery of hundreds of unmarked burial sites of students earlier this year sparked national outrage. The new holiday
A sea life centre has created a web app to help visitors identify species within its 65,000 strong marine life population. The Lost Chambers Aquarium app uses image recognition. The app tells users information about where the animal can be found in the wild, its endangered status and planned or ongoing conservation projects. BBC Click’s
Everard family Sarah Everard was a “wholly blameless victim of a grotesque series of circumstances”, a judge has said. Wayne Couzens strangled Ms Everard with his police belt after kidnapping her during a false arrest. Couzens showed his warrant card before restraining the 33-year-old, putting her in his hire car and driving away. Lord Justice
PA The government has announced £500m of grants to help families struggling with the cost of living as other support schemes are withdrawn. The move comes as rising prices, including spiralling energy bills, are making it harder for those on low incomes to make ends meet. The end of furlough and the £20 increase to
With the jeers of Greta Thunberg ringing in their ears, climate ministers are holding final talks before a key UN conference in Glasgow. The Swedish activist criticised the efforts of politicians to tackle climate change as “30 years of blah, blah, blah”. But despite the mockery, ministers say some progress is being made on a
Getty Images The UK’s furlough scheme closes on Thursday, but some badly-hit sectors are saying support should continue. Furlough was introduced in March 2020 and helped pay the wages of 11.6 million workers after Covid-19 forced large parts of the economy to close. At the end of July it was still supporting the incomes of
For as long as anyone could remember, the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t curving to the trends in the NFL when it came to guaranteed money in contract extensions. Eventually, they recognized that special players require special measures, forking over $80 million in guarantees to T.J. Watt earlier this month. When the offseason comes, it will be
Getty Images Sex crimes are notoriously difficult to prosecute – but one woman in Kansas is using a rarely used 19th Century law to ask her fellow citizens to help bring charges against the man she says raped her. In 2018, Madison Smith alleged that a classmate attacked her when she was a university student
What do Cara Delevingne, Andy Serkis, Richard Curtis and Taika Waititi all have in common? They are just some of the celebrities turning their environmental concerns into comics. It is all the idea of Paul Goodenough, a writer and producer who has spent the last two years leading a campaign pairing stars with eco-experts and
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